Unscramble STANCHIONS and you have 318 words, STANCHIONS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. STANCHION and CHITOSANS are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from STANCHIONS split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 13 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
34 7-letter words from STANCHIONS; 9 of them share the top score of 12. ACTIONS, NATIONS and CONTAIN are everyday picks.
24 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHIONS tie at 11 points; none scores more. ACTION, CASINO and CHAINS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with STANCHIONS letters, 28 score 10 points, the group's best. CHINA, CHAIN and SHOTS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STANCHIONS; 20 of them share the top score of 9. CHAT, CASH and HOST are everyday picks.
7 of 60 3-letter words from STANCHIONS tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, HAS and HOT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of STANCHIONS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with ST · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHITOSANS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STANCHIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANCHIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 248 | 318 | 222 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: CHATONS, SANCHOS, SCAITHS, STICHOS, CHATON, CHIAOS, NICHTS, OSHACS, SANCHO, SCAITH, SCATHS, SICHTS and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: SHITCANS, SHITCAN, ANCHOS, ANCHO, CATHS, CHAIS, CHONS, SITCH, CATH, CHAI, HAINTS, ASCONS and 14 more.